Japan earthquake and tsunami second anniversary in pictures

An artificially-restored "miracle pine tree" that survived the March 11, 2011 tsunami is silhouetted against the rising sun in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, Japan. Japan marked the second anniversary of its earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, that killed nearly 19,000 people in areas along Japan's northeastern coast. The 27-metre-tall tree, a single survivor among 70,000 trees in a forest along the coast, has just been restored in a project to preserve it as a memorial.Picture: Kyodo News